Talk of the next generation of home consoles is starting to appear on nearly every video game website. It got me thinking about what the price will be per game. With every generation, the prices of games have increased by $10. Now I don't know about everyone out there, but $59.99 is my limit and the game has to amazing for me to even consider purchasing it at that price. I do most of my shopping on Amazon.com and I wait for their video game sales. Yet I can't say that I feel confident that games...
After a bit of a delay the new fall update is rolling out. For those of you who have gotten the update what are you impressions so far? Do you like the the new metro look?
Edit: looks a big change was the Netflix UI and it's not too bad. I like being able to select audio subtitles as an option now. However I can't seem to identify how one restarts a currently watched episode. I wonder if anyone else is finding different changes that are for the better or worst yet.
Quite bummed that they were too busy with Kinect games to announce this during their E3 keynote earlier today. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/06/cloud-storage-co...
Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 has hit 55 million units sold, and that its sales are accelerating not only disproportionately to its competition, but to any console ever at this period in its lifecycle. The Xbox team released a super interesting normalized sales graph that tracks sales progress from launch through year nine of the last few console generations: http://static.flickr.com/5062/5793291459_447e283c3... The interesting trends I'm seeing here: the Wii, as we know, has flamed...
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I used an online guide to repair it myself, and it actually worked. It's been over a month and haven't had any problems. I was going to get a PS3 and maybe an AppleTV, but both those purchases have been put on hold, at least as long as this Xbox keeps working. Now, if I can only get a Kinect sensor before Christmas....
Since this service is so new dont expect an easy install by att. The first time I called I was on the phone for a good 20 minutes before att was able to understand what I was even talking about. The catch is you have to pay a ridiculous $55 installation fee for a tech to come to your house and put a disk in your Xbox and press one button. On top of that you also have to pay for a $99 hardware kit that's just a Xbox Media Remote. All of these fees are gouging users when att could easily send...
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I was thinking of keeping it pretty simple with a cable box DVR, Xbox360, and then I was thinking about investing in a netbox and installing XBMC up in there so that I can play old video games and get all of the streaming goodness that comes with XBMC. I was thinking of ditching the cable box DVR and going with Tivo instead, but other than that, is there anything that I am missing? Any suggestions?
As promised last month, flagging a few great offers that many of you will likely want to check out, especially students. Microsoft has been working with retail and PC manufacturer partners to offer great deals on a variety of Windows 7 PCs. Sometimes it's hard to choose the best technology right for you when there is a myriad of choices AND still afford that little something extra (like an Xbox 360 Arcade!). Microsoft and its partners are trying to help make the decisions a little easier...
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My girlfriend and I have our profiles on two cards and take them between the bedroom and living room xboxes and sometimes over to friends houses and her house in another city. I understand you can use USB sticks now, but there is no need for it so far since everyone I know has the older style Xbox 360.... other than that, the new model is pretty impressive. I wish it didn't have the power brick but oh well.... I'll probably just get an Xbox Elite once they drop the price since...
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the original Xbox 360 is called the Xbox 360. the new (smaller, quieter, wi-fi N) Xbox is simply the New Xbox 360... Microsoft's semantics, not mine... :)
make a device/platform to which content creators can latch on to, the way magazine publishers are limpetting themselves to the iPad. The problem is that no one has yet produced a product that can fully replace a laptop connected to a TV/projector. Today, there are three main options for doing this: 1) Apple TV/Xbox 360 These both have pretty much the same story to them: you buy content from the respective stores, through the device, then watch it on your TV. Apple TV can transfer content from...
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Starting next week, May 23rd, Best Buy and BestBuy.com (U.S. only) are offering a $200 discount when you purchase either a 14” Toshiba E205 or 15.6” Dell s15z notebook along with an Xbox 360 Arcade. What? I can get a shiny new laptop AND a cool gaming console at a great discount??? Both PCs come with Windows 7 Home Premium, which has lots of cool built-in media features like connecting you to Windows Media Center, and it allows you to connect your PC right to your televisions to view and...
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Personally, I have some bizarre, guilty pleasure of enjoying spaghetti westerns. This new open-ended game from Rockstar Games looks so fun and I can't wait for its release. I'll probably be picking up a copy the day it comes out on the PS3. It even has multiplayer. Maybe we can get some folks together and start a gdgt posse! Anyway, it looks awesome. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VG09O3_GRY
When I first got my Wii, I played it all the time, and I loved it. But as soon as I got an Xbox, the poor Wii was left unused. I moved it from my living room into the bedroom, where it sat for months never even being turned on. It took my wife 2 or 3 months to notice that I hadn't even plugged the Wii into anything. Now that we have the Netflix disc, the Wii has gone from not being used to being a way to watch Netflix from the bedroom! So now my Wii has a purpose again. Of course the much...
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If you want it please post a reply below and I'll pick someone at random (the only requirement is that you have to have the Xbox 360 on your Have list, no point in giving the code to someone who doesn't own one). Good luck! UPDATE: We have a winner! Congrats to user Dnukem, who was selected at random from everyone who posted a comment below.
Since the new update that allows for external storage on the 360, I've been using an 8 GB SanDisk microSD card I had lying around to help ease the burden on my lowly 20 GB HDD. When I configured it, the software said it met the 360's recommended requirements and it was optimized for use with games and video, or something to that effect. The other day, I stuck in another 8 GB microSD card, this time a Kingston. This card was reported to not meet the 360 recommended requirements and it...
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